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Originally Posted by Savvy27
Has anyone seen Suniev play this season?
GP 13 G 4 A 2 P 6 for UMass.
This stat line is a little concerning considering the other two members of his amazing line last season: Bradley and Josh Nadeau are tearing it up with 19 points each in 12 games for Maine.
Not trying to be negative or saying the sky is falling but I'm genuinely curious if anyone has any insight into the player this season?
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Suniev plays 3rd line minutes (no ice time stats, but guessing ~13/14 minutes in the games I've seen), which I think is typical for a good but not elite freshman. He is on 2nd PP unit, but in college that often means the final 15 seconds and a neutral zone faceoff. He is also on the 2nd PK unit, where he plays a fair bit more. The coach seems to trust his line for defensive zone matchups and late game situations.
Unlike watching Coronato the past two seasons, it has not been as much fun watching Suniev or Sergeev this year. I hope the Flames draft an elite college player so I can resume my college hockey obsession.